Working at PwC: My Honest Experience & What Really Went Down

Working at PwC wasn't always how I expected it to be.

In this video, I'll walk you through my whole experience working at a Big 4 firm, from work opportunities, training, certification, office politics, and more!

Overall, my (almost) 2 years at PwC, working as a Consultant were great to kick off my career and see what the real world looked like, and I am still grateful for this awesome opportunity!

Disclaimer: I worked as an IT Consulting at PwC Canada, and this is based on my experience only!

If you worked at PwC or any of the big 4, how was your experience? And if you want to work there, what do you look forward to most?

Let me know below!

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[DavidAntony-gqid]

Great video. We all strive for financial independence and better life. It’s not difficult in achieving this through the right investment, living frugally, and budgeting. I’m glad I learned early in life to work hard for financial freedom

[GreenEnvy.]

Big 4 companies are for young people to burn out from. Do NOT get into burnout careers. Your 30's will have you re-evaluate your life priorities. You will learn that love from family and friends and free time equals happiness, not a good paycheck and constant burnout.

[hernan]

I just quit my job at PwC yesterday after 8 long years. I was a Tax Senior, so I can attest that the strain they put you through during the busy seasons is so hard to endure that I don't understand how I put up with it for so long, but I hope it was the rignt move, and I'm looking forward to enjoying my new job. Of course, not everything was bad, but I just think PwC was not the right place for me at this point in my life.

[gwynethgrove]

I worked for Deloittes and PwC in the UK for a total of 20 years. I never had too little to do, there was always someone needing help with something and a lot of my work was self generated by exploring the opportunities in other departments and winning new clients. It’s a managers job to make sure their team is fully occupied ( has chargeable time). It’s a shame you didn’t have such a good experience but working for a Big 4 LLP is not for everyone and it’s good you’ve found your niche.

[baodk]

Been in PwC (Vietnam) for 6 years and still counting. It's nice to hear you talking about your journey in the firm. One think I want to tell people before joining PwC is: do not think it's something "fancy", it's a job just like any others and there will be ups and downs, always leave some time for self-reflection and see if it's still worthwhile or not. A good thing is most of my colleagues who left thought that the time at PwC brought some good value for them.
I also experienced a few month of bench-time during my time as an associate, but I had to help with proposal development a lot, so not really doing nothing. What's nice is that my team was quite open about the situation, it was clear for me that it's a tough time for the team but everyone is on the same boat and still trying.

[farahal]

Lol it’s not as glamorous as I thought . wonder what other former employee think of the big four and im chasing after them to take a chance on me and give me an opportunity . I admire you for sharing your experience while being transparent about it rather than being thrown down to the deep end and forced to learn how to swim on ur own.
You were meant to end up at DXC and PWC was just a self- discovery period that you had to go through to to get Workday certification and discover your talent. The universe is always with you Mahdi and directing you towards abundance and opportunities.

[manniriliyasumusa]

Wow, I am financial services internal auditor at PwC Nigeria, I wish I can have 6 months free without any engagement.

[fahadh]

You are still very young. PWC gave u the jumpstart you needed in corporate world many people are looking for in a MNC. I think it will take u a long way. But a great representation of MNC and showing those who fantasize working in MNC is that not everything is sunshine and rainbows out there

[LeboLizMolaba]

Insightful video. You summarised my experience very well, I worked for PwC South Africa. After leaving the firm, I honestly don’t see myself ever working for a consulting firm.

[assemaltynbek]

Thanks for this video! :)
I came to PwC two months ago and i have almost the same experience with ups and downs :) Some days are busy, so I don't have time for lunch and even sleep. And there are other days, when i don't have any work.

[mohameddawood]

What I liked about your video is that it's super realistic and that so many of us can relate to your experience (regardless of the field) it's true that at the end of the day all of firms/entities are just business and as frustrating as it sounds, this is how it goes in the work field. I'm hoping that I can find that moment/opportunity that I can showcase my skills and be able to dictate how am going to work.

[juselara]

Man I was offered a Job at EY. At that time I was studying my Master part time (mainly classes on weekends and after office hours). After a long recruitment process they called me to offer me the job on one conditions: I should put my masters on hold because they belived "the time consumption it would bring would be detrimental to my contributions to the firm". I said it was after office and weekends and she subtelty told me that there are not "after office hours" in EY. I simply laught and declined the offer. LOL. Crazy people.

[oliverfernandes]

Congratulations!! You figured it out in a year.. took me 6 years, and cost me valuable time wherein I could have gained a solid specific skill

[ImperioInmobiliario]

I wouldnt advice anyone to work more than 3-5 years in Big4 firms. The stress they put you through.. its just not worth it.

[GurunathHari]

DXC is lucky to have you. Am a former DXC colleague. Good company. Keep it up Mahdi.

[powergi]

I stayed at PwC Montreal in audit for a year and I hated my life for about that whole year. If I could do it again, I'd much prefer going in a smaller firm. A second year from PwC is worth much less than a second year at a small firm because in a Big 4 you do very little different things. In a small firms you do almost everything. The only good thing working at a Big 4 is the company name in your CV, but in retrospect, it doesn't even really matter. The HR partner told me my billing hours were too high, because they have a standard cost for an hour of every staff. Just bill your 35-40 hours per week and everybody will be happy. Even if you work 60-80 hours in a week and even if the partners tell you to charge your real hours, it's a lie.

[vanessagarcia]

This video was awesome! Super helpful. I love the timeline graph and the way you talked about the different phases you went through. I used to work in the industry for a Fortune 5 company in a Workday implementation as well and I went through similar phases. Now I am considering joining a big 4 firm and this video gave me lots of insight! Thank you!

[bramblessed]

I’m currently in the early hiring stages for pwc in nyc. My position is entry level CSA. But the manager during our interview said the position is only called that and I actually won’t be engaging with any clients or customers the position is actually more manual and hands on according to him. Honestly just glad to have a job after this pandemic. Hope it’s a good one.

[priscy]

One man's meat is another's poison. This is exactly what I need after working like a slave for over a decade in the banking industry. I would love to work for Pwc London.

[aishasaeed]

Ex PwC but not as a recent grad. Grad experience will be similar as you had at many consultancy’s. Having a big name like PwC early in your career will never be a bad thing and I’m sure the experience you had was way better than many new grads in small poorer firms. Sounds like you stayed positive tho. Personally I found you have to stay for a certain amount of time to get recognition anywhere.